Bladder pathology
By: Liang Cheng, Antonio Lopez-Beltran, David G. Bostwick
Contributors: Lopez-Beltran, Antonio; Bostwick, David G.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 768
ISBN-13: 9780470571088
Subjects: Neoplasm Staging; Pathology; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Urinary Bladder Diseases; Urinary Bladder
Description: The human urinary bladder is subject to a unique and extraordinarily diverse array of congenital, inflammatory, metaplastic, and neoplastic abnormalities. This book provides contemporary, comprehensive, and evidence-based practice information for pathologists, urologists, oncologists, and other medical professionals. A full spectrum of pathologic conditions that afflict the bladder and urothelium are described and lavishly illustrated. With its emphasis on diagnostic criteria and differential diagnoses, this book is of particular value to practicing pathologists--assisting in the pathologist's recognition, understanding, and accurate interpretation of the light microscopic findings in bladder specimens. With emphasis on the scientific validation of current diagnostic methods and their direct application in clinical practice, a cutting-edge resource that not only offers comprehensive research and clinical information for practicing surgical pathologists, urologists, oncologists, and their clinical colleagues, but also captures a genuine sense of excitement about recent advances in this vital, ever-evolving field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Normal anatomy and histology; title: Inflammatory and infectious conditions; title: Urothelial metaplasia and hyperplasia; title: Polyps and other non-neoplastic benign conditions; title: Benign epithelial tumors; title: Flat urothelial lesions with atypia and urothelial dysplasia; title: Urothelial carcinoma in situ; title: Bladder cancer: general features; title: Grading of bladder cancer; title: Stage pT1 urothelial carcinoma; title: Staging of bladder cancer; title: Histologic variants of urothelial carcinoma; title: Adenocarcinoma and its putative precursors and variants; title: Squamous cell carcinoma and other squamous lesions; title: Neuroendocrine tumors; title: Sarcomatoid carcinoma (carcinosarcoma); title: Bladder tumors with inverted growth; title: Congenital disorders and pediatric pathology; title: Soft tissue tumors; title: Lymphoid and hematopoeitic tumors; title: Urothelial carcinoma following augmentation cystoplasty; title: Other rare tumors; title: Secondary tumors; title: Treatment effects; title: Handling and reporting of bladder specimens; title: Diagnostic immunohistochemistry; title: Pathology of the urachus; title: Pathology of renal pelvis, ureter, and urethra; title: Molecular determinants of tumor recurrence; title: Urinary cytology; title: Evaluation of hematuria and urianalysis; title: Urine based biomarkers; title: Tissue based biomarkers; title: Molecular pathology of bladder cancer.